Tuesday, May 13, 2008

John Holt

John Holt originally came to fame as lead singer (though not the original lead singer) of The Paragons, whose biggest hit was “The Tide Is High”, which those of us born after, say, 1968 think of primarily as a Blondie song…

Holt shares the Gump-like attribute of the other singers who have continued to carve out careers in reggae from the sixties forward in that he was there for many, many stylistic changes and musical eras…ska, rocksteady, lovers rock, rockers, roots, dancehall, etc…Few have maintained the level of quality and integrity that Holt has, though…